The Palace, Udaipur. From the south 4304712

Photograph from the 'Curzon Collection: Album of views of Udaipur and Chittaurgarh', of the palace, Udaipur taken in c.1905 by an unknown photographer. Udaipur is situated on the Lake Pichola artificially created by the building of a dam wall between two hills. The town is dominated on the east by the large complex of the City Palace of the Maharanas, begun by Udai Singh (ruled 1567-72) and extended until the 18th Century, built in a Rajput and Mughal style of architecture. This is a view of the City Palace waterfront.